Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-11-10
PACIFIC COAST.
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN THE
BENH4YON CASE.
trio Acid Accident-The Fruit
GrowerS-Etc.
IsrEc1AL DISPATCHES TO THE REooso-uMos.]
/" IN A HOLE"
1t Looks as If Dimmig Had Been Cor
nered at Last,

1t Looks as if Dimmig Had Been Cor
nered at Last.
SAN FRANCISCO, November 9th.-- The
benhayon inquest was resumed this after
noon. Captain Lees took the stand with a
number of letters in his hand, and said /;
" In regard to the Ella Whitcomb letters
that Hogan testified to last night, have
also letter signed by that name which T
found in Benhayon's room on Geary street."
The Captain then read letter from Santa
Clara inquiring about elocution lessons,
and assuming to be from person not long
IN the State, and staying with friend half.
way between San Jose and Santa Clara
The letter appears to be an answer to the
letter that was answered by Benhayon's
friend, Kuttner.
James III. Rogers, detective, was called
and testified !: '' 1 was directed to make a
tour of the drugstores in order to find out
all l could about cyanide of potassium.
have visited every drugstore in the county
but have discovered very little pertaining
to the case. At Lacy's, on O'Farrell street,
DINING obtained cyanide. At the corner
OF Turk and Larkin about three weeks ago
he obtained 10 grains. About week previ-
Gus he applied for the drug at Geary and
Larkin, but didn't get it. AT 116 O'Farrell
street he also made application, and also at
lob Seventh street-fiye places altogether
where he had applied for cyanide and
three places where be obtained it. | could
ind no record of the sale of hvdro-cyanie
acid"
DIlIAIG ON THE sTAED.
Mr.. Dimmig took the stand.
!" Mr.. Dlmmig. have you any statement
to make 2''
only regarding the use of cyanide on
my arm, and the dapper young man re-
moved his coat and showed well-formed
arm to the jury and explained how it was
that the cyanide would not prove danger
Gus in his case.
Where did you meet DIR. Fells ?" asked
the Coroner.
AT Livermore. He was little taller
than myselEa spare man with Yankee
features He wore sack coat made of
dark material. ] met him at the Oberon
twice only. 1t was in 1884 that 1 met
him in Livermore, and he recognized me
as soon as he saw me at the Oberon.
Knowing | had been druggist, he asked
me to obtain the bills of goods for him.
The witness then enumerated the articles
upon the bill, stating how ne had disposed
OF the various articles.
L will state further" said Dimmig,
" that by advice of my attorney and the
permission of the Coroner, decline to tes-
sAAs toA tAiCi tDlS ludlleE.
shall ask you questions which you
must decline to answer in particular" said
the Coroner.
" By the direction of my attorney, l must
refuse to answer all questions"
In answer to Coroner Stanton, he con-
tinued - do not know where obtained
that bottle of whisky 1 showed to Mr..
Street, and l left it, 1 think, at the Palace
Baths
refuse positively to answer any more
questions" said Mr.. Dimmig, as he rose
from the chair.
He appeared nervous, and moved rest
lessly about in his chair as Juror LeCount
piled him with leading questions, not an
swering directly, but fighting off all in
quiries upon decisive points.
Again the Coroner called for DR.. Lord,
Mrs. Coulter and Mrs. Dimmig, and their
names were called at the door The deputy
reported No response" and the Coroner
declared the inquest adjourned until such
day that he had new evidence to present
to the jury, when it would be summoned
l think have pretty good idea of the
testimony" said Juror LcCount. Echoes
of $50 have l." $50 have l." came from
various parts of the jury box, and the jury
followed the crowd from the Courtroom.